as trump s lawyers are arguing? or is that claim not just constitutionally wrong, but also say license for future presidents to commit crimes while in office, as the justice department argues? and on the eve of a hearing on the question of whether trump can be prosecuted for his actions while in office, we are learning incredible new details about what donald trump said on january 6 and what h did and did not do. thanks t testimony, to the special l closest aides, the deputy chief of staff dan scavino. from that reporting, quote, sources say scavino told smith s investigators as the violence began to escalate that day, trump was just not interested in doing more to stop it sources also say that the former trump aidk luna told federal investigators that when trump wa informed that then-vice president mike pence had to be ush rushed to a secure location, trump responded so what. luna saw an unexpected willingness by trump to let potential harm come to a long time loyalist. and
ensure that the police and the city pay for what they describe as a reckless act. plus, the desantis campaign says they have 8 million reasons why voters should forget about their rocky rollout and get on board with their campaign, but is the desantis strategy focused on winning or just hoping everyone else s campaign falls apart. and is the debt drama almost done? the markets surging today on word that negotiators may be on the verge of agreement. that s just part one. the latest on the fight still to come as time and money continue to run out. we start with those new developments in the latest devastating story that once again is bringing police brutality to the forefront of american conversation. we are hearing from yet another mother of another black son, this one only 11 years old trying to make sense of yet another police shooting. this time aderrien murry survived being shot in the chest, and his physical wounds may heal, but emotionally and logically the family
hey, everybody. good to see you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for my friend chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. right now defense secretary lloyd austin doubling down on u.s. support for israel, insisting the united states will not dictate a timeline or terms for how it goes after hamas. this message, despite the growing fears at the white house and austin s own concerns that israel s bombing campaign will ultimately backfire, creating more terrorists than it kills. what happens now? what are the chances senate negotiators can break a decades-old impasse on immigration in just a couple weeks? the unbelievable amount of political pressure on lawmakers as they try to navigate what one senator calls, quote, the most complicated area of the law in the entire country. some horrific holiday weather making things miserable for millions of americans right now. the storm that soaked the carolinas now slamming new york, boston, even bangor, maine. torrential rai
deadly rampage. police say the suspect in the murder of a 38-year-old woman later returned to the scene and shot and killed a 24-year-old reporter who was covering the story before fatally shooting a 9-year-old child in a home nearby. for the journalists in orlando, it s a story that hits unbelievably close to home. this is every reporter s absolute worst nightmare. coming up, the details we re learning about the 19-year-old suspect and how the community is trying to make sense of this tragedy. plus, any second we expect to get our hands on the national transportation safety board s preliminary report on the ohio train derailment that led to the controlled burning of hazardous chemicals. it could offer new clues about what went wrong. there are still lingering questions about the health is and safety of the air and water. this land is everything to me. we have a stigma here that we re dirty, and it hurts everybody here. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is i
obtained legally, according to the mayor of highland. whether it s buffalo, new york, uvalde, texas, whether it s highland park, illinois, this is unbelievable to me that this is an acceptable part of who we are as a nation. in philadelphia last night, more americans running for their lives during another shooting at a skrul 4th celebration. a concert near the city s iconic art museum. two police officers were injured and another mayor then speaking out about gun violence in center city. we re the most armed country in world history, and we are one of the least safest. until americans decide that they want to give up the guns and give up the opportunity to get guns, we re going to have this problem. joining me now from highland park, illinois, shaquille brewster and with me nbc s ken dilanian. shaq, what s the latest as we are awaiting this press conference, which is expected in about 10 or 15 minutes? reporter: that s right, andrea. it will begin any minute now. th